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EssentialsofNursingResearch:AppraisingEvidence for NursingPractice, EighthEdition, International Edition DeniseF. Polit, PhD, FAAN 978-1-4511-7680-3 • February2013 • Softbound • 7” x10” •512pp. •30 Illus. •38Tables 978-1-4511-7679-7 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand, PuertoRicoandUSVirgin Islandsonly

This eighth edition of EssentialsofNursingResearch , written byAJN award-winning authors, along with its accompanying Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research, student learning ancillaries, and instructor teaching materials present a unique learning-teaching package that is designed to teach students how to read and critique research reports, and to appreciate the applicationof researchfindings tonursingpractice. Features • CritiquingGuidelines : Each chapter includes guidelines for conductinga critiqueof various aspectsof a research report.The guidelines sections providea listof questions thatwalk students througha study, drawingattention toaspectsof the study that are amenable toappraisal by research consumers. Electronicversionsof theguidelines areavailableon thePointwebsite. • ResearchExamples : Each chapter concludeswithoneor two actual researchexamplesdesigned tohighlight critical pointsmade in the chapter and to sharpen the student’s critical thinking skills. Inaddition,many researchexamples areused to illustrate key points in the text and to stimulate students’ thinkingabout areas of research inquiry.Many international examples are included to communicate to students that nursing research is growing in importanceworldwide. • CriticalThinkingExercises : Eachof theResearchExamples is followedby critical thinkingexercisesdesigned tohelphone the student’s skill in critiquing researcharticles. • Tips forConsumers :The textbook isfilledwithpractical guidance and tipsonhow to translate theabstract notionsof research methods intomore concreteapplications. In these tips, special attention is given tohelping students read research reports,which areoftendaunting to thosewithout specialized research training. • Full-lengthResearchArticles : In this edition, the textbook includes four full-length studies: twoquantitative, onequalitative, andone mixedmethods that students can read, analyze, and critique. • CritiquingSupports : Each chapterof the textbook concludes withaResearchExample followedbya relatedCriticalThinking Exercise. Someof theexercises arebasedon the four full-length studies that are included in their entirety in theappendicesof the book,whileothers arebasedon studies that are summarized in the ResearchExample. Students canget immediate feedback about their graspof the full-length studies byvisiting thePointwebsite to find theauthor’s answers.This editionalso includes critiquesof two full-length studies inAppendixCandDwhich students canuseas models for a comprehensive research critique.

Table of Contents Unit1: OverviewofNursingResearch and ItsRole inEvidence-Based Practice Ch. 1: Introduction toNursingResearch in anEvidence-BasedPractice Environment Ch. 2: Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Ch. 3: KeyConcepts and Steps inQualitative andQuantitativeResearch Ch. 4: Reading andCritiquingResearch Articles Ch. 5: Ethics inResearch Unit2: PreliminarySteps inResearch Ch. 6: ResearchProblems, Research Questions, andHypotheses Ch. 7: Finding andReviewingResearch Evidence in the Literature Ch. 8:Theoretical andConceptual Frameworks Unit3: QuantitativeResearch Ch. 9:QuantitativeResearchDesign Ch. 10: Sampling andDataCollection in Quantitative Studies Ch. 11:Measurement andDataQuality Ch. 12: Statistical Analysis ofQuantitative Data Ch. 13: Rigor and Interpretation in QuantitativeResearch Unit4: QualitativeResearch Ch. 14:QualitativeDesigns andApproaches Ch. 15: Sampling andDataCollection in Qualitative Studies Ch. 16: Analysis ofQualitativeData Ch. 17:Trustworthiness and Integrity in QualitativeResearch Unit5: SpecialTopics inResearch Ch. 18:MixedMethods andOther Special Types of Research Ch. 19: SystematicReviews:Meta-analysis andMeta-synthesis Glossary

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StudyGuide forEssentialsofNursingResearch, EighthEdition DeniseF. Polit, PhD, FAAN 978-1-4511-7683-4 •February2013 •Softbound •7”x10” •248pp. •2 Illus. •1Table

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